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Our vision expresses who we are and what we should be as a community. In order to achieve the vision, we are called to DO something. Our mission statement has been restated as follows:
"Building the Church of the Home, Building the Church of the Poor."
We are called by the Lord for family renewal and for social renewal through total Christian liberation. This is the expression of what "the fullness of God's transforming love" means for us.
As an offshoot of this expanded mission and vision, CFC is now finding new ways to address the needs and resources of our global community thru Good Governance and Transparency. One of the major results of these consultative actions is the "Pastoral Congress".
Our vision remains the same: we are to be "Families in the Holy Spirit Renewing the Face of the Earth." But we have expanded it to express the elements that form part of it, so that everyone will know and understand what is meant by this vision.
"Moved by the Holy Spirit, One with the Catholic Church, Blessed to Witness Christ's Love and Service, Couples for Christ is a United Global Community of Family Evangelizers that Sets the World on Fire with the Fullness of God's Transforming Love."
Our Philosophy
Couples for Christ adheres to a set of beliefs and ideals, from which flow its Christian values, attitudes and behavior, as well as its teachings, programs and approaches to Christian renewal within the context of family relationships.
WE BELIEVE in marriage as an indissoluble institution as taught be our Lord Jesus Christ (Mt 19:6); and that God created marriage primarily for love between man and woman, and for the procreation and proper rearing of children.
WE BELIEVE that God created man and wife with equal personal worth and dignity; and that God ordained order in the family by giving the man the role as head of the family and the woman as his helpmate and support, which roles best express their complementarity.
WE BELIEVE in the inalienable and irreplaceable right and responsibility of parents to educate their children; and that children need to be educated in essential human and Christian values for them to become responsible and mature members of society.
WE BELIEVE that the family, in practicing the gospel message, shares in the life and mission of the Church-through prayers, evangelization and service to others, especially to the poor.
WE BELIEVE that Christian family renewal can best be achieved by inviting Jesus to be the Lord of our homes, by allowing the power of the Holy Spirit to lead our family lives, and through the full use of all spiritual gifts at our disposal.
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